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To: didjuneau who wrote (444996)	2/18/2025 12:39:12 AM
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To be clear, the government was spending $4.7T without any documentary requirement that it was connected to an approved budget item. I'm trying to wrap my brain around this. It suggests that Congressional budgets, signed by the president, were a kind of fiction or a wish list while the US Treasury did mostly what it wanted to do. It's like the entirety of the whole budget thing has always been a big fake? To be clear, the government was spending $4.7T without any documentary requirement that it was connected to an approved budget item. I'm trying to wrap my brain around this. It suggests that Congressional budgets, signed by the president, were a kind of fiction or a wish list… — Jeffrey A Tucker (@jeffreyatucker) February 17, 2025 The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) is an identification code linking a Treasury payment to a budget line item (standard financial process). In the Federal Government, the TAS field was optional for ~$4.7 Trillion in payments and was often left blank, making traceability almost… — Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 17, 2025 The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) is an identification code linking a Treasury payment to a budget line item (standard financial process). In the Federal Government, the TAS field was optional for ~$4.7 Trillion in payments and was often left blank, making traceability almost impossible. As of Saturday, this is now a required field, increasing insight into where money is actually going. Thanks to @USTreasury for the great work. tfx.treasury.gov

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